Hosea 14:2:10Hos.14.2.W10TABWLC Hosea 14:3
וְקַח־ט֔וֹב
vekakhtov
“and take what is good”
- Transliteration
- ve-KAKH-TOV
- Extended
- veh-KAHKH-TOHV
- IPA
- /wəqaħ.ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and take what is good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KAKH-TOV
- clause
im-RU e-LAV kol-ti-SA a-VON ve-KAKH-TOV u-ne-shal-MA fa-RIM se-fa-TE-nu
- sentence
KE-khu i-MA-khem de-va-RIM ve-SHU-vu el-Ye-ho-VAH im-RU e-LAV kol-ti-SA a-VON ve-KAKH-TOV u-ne-shal-MA fa-RIM se-fa-TE-nu
Exegesis
The petition kol-tisa avon {כָּל־תִּשָּׂא עָוֹן | kol-tiś-śāʾ ʿā-ḇōn} employs the imperfect with jussive force to plea for complete removal of guilt, while vekakh-tov {וְקַח־ט֔וֹב | wə-qaḥ ṭôḇ} balances by requesting acceptance of what is fitting.
In context — Hosea 14:2
Take words with you and return to the LORD . Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity and accept what is good; and we will repay with bulls of our lips.”
About this coordinate
Hosea 14:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Hosea 14:2, so the Hebrew word וְקַח־ט֔וֹב (vekakhtov) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Hos.14.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.14.2.W10.S1) and character.